Friday, April 8, 2016

Automated Substitutions to help your bottom line.

Image result for product substituteAutomated Substitutions just got a lot easier..  

A great way to earn more money and still provide the best level of service for your customer is through the use of Generic or Private Label products that offer the same quality at a better price and typically a higher gross margin. In the pharmaceutical world it's not only established business practice, it's a whole separate industry.  For Medical Surgical distributors and the rest of the Distribution world a private branded generic alternative has many benefits. 

The MDS-Nx system easily allows you to designate alternate substitute item , Cross Sell Items and Up sell items to wring the most out of every line sold and every sales opportunity.. 

But hey. We digress, As a distributor balancing the need to push those products with your customers preferences can be a problem.  We want to sell sell sell and the bottom can sometime be king however now we have both sides of the puzzle figured out for you.

Easily manage customers who won't or can't take and equivalent product. 

Now with the Updated MDS Customer Specific Substitution Logic you can choose from a number of options that will make it much simpler to push those generics without causing customers who cannot or will not take a substitute product any problems. 

Options Include: 

  • Automatically changing items based upon a product profile or Requiring Operator Intervention
  • Customer Specific exemptions from substitutes on a specific item.
  • Tracking of the reason for the sub, (out of stock vs better margin etc)


So it's up to you and your sales reps how to handle your customers. Make the experience profitable and memorable and your customers will return time and time again. 



For more information on TSH or MDS call The Systems House, Inc. at 1-800- MDS-5556. Or send a message to sales@tshinc.com
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Friday, April 1, 2016

Good News, Bad News....


2014 Attempted Actual Fraud line graph

According to the Nacha/AFP Trends and Developments in Corporate Fraud Protection Report (click here)... 


The Good news is that Check Fraud is on the decline , the bad news is that it's still a big problem. As is Credit Card and Other types of fraud. 

One way to the Scammers at their own game is Positive Pay.  See below for more.. 

“While the exciting and glamorous fraud topics today involve wire fraud, account takeovers, ID theft, and skimming, the results of the Association for Financial Professionals’ annual corporate fraud survey remind us that the most fraud vulnerable instrument available today is the paper check.”

Richard Oliver, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank



What is Positive Pay?
Positive Pay is an automated fraud detection tool offered by the Cash Management Department of most banks. In its simplest form, it is a service that matches the account number, check number and dollar amount of each check presented for payment against a list of checks previously authorized and issued by the company. All three components of the check must match exactly or it will not pay.
 
MDS Allows for Positive Pay in three Ways:
• File Creation
Each bank has its own unique file format which MDS has built in templates for.


• File Transmittal
MDS will create the file and allow you to transmit the file via email, web upload or FTP


• Research The MDS Detail Check Inquiry will allow you to see who was paid on each check and email verification to the bank if requested.

TSH remains committed to providing the best in customer service and support for our client base.
Does your software company provide the latest technology and tools to combat fraud in an ever increasingly connected world? 

With responsive solutions and a large technical staff backing them up this is just one more example of the industry leading technology and solutions that are the core of The MDS-Nx System, Supply Chain Management for the Real World.


For more information on TSH or MDS call The Systems House, Inc. at 1-800- MDS-5556. Or send a message to sales@tshinc.com
Click here and tell us how we can help you with your business solutions.

Minions are not Evil...

Google mic drop.JPGAs an Update - April Fools may have hijacked our blog post this week. 

Google's April Fool's Day Minion mike drop prank is spectacular failure -  ( Not our Minions...) 


Join is for the IMCO 2016 National Convention April 25th - 27th to take advantage of our  Systems House Show Special. 
Learn about our latest updates to the MDS System and speak with TSH Representatives.


Image result for minions emailsFor this year’s IMCO show we invite you to take part in our
#TSHMinionChallenge
Bring us a picture of you with your favorite Minion or come by our booth to create your own pictures with our Minions then share it on social media with our hash tag #TSHMinionChallenge
during the show for a chance to win a new Apple Watch and a Free Corporate Website Makeover.



Not going to be able to make it to the show?
Feel free to reach and email or call us and we will make sure to grab a minion for you.
For more information on TSH or MDS call The Systems House, Inc. at 1-800- MDS-5556. Or send a message to sales@tshinc.com
Click here and tell us how we can help you with your business solutions.